handlebar

[ han-dl-bahr ]

/ ˈhæn dlˌbɑr /

Usually handlebars.

the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
handlebar moustache.

a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1885–90; handle + bar¹

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And again, there was taking the hand or hands off the handlebar, a thing simple in itself, but complex in its consequences.
The Wheels of Chance|H. G. Wells
The handlebar was wrenched out of my hands and I was thrown with great force over it and on to the bank at the side.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd
Winter thought the other had recognized the man crouched over the handlebar.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley|Louis Tracy
At every five or ten miles a stop is made to drink water from the bag on the handlebar.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd

"Thank you," said Puss, hanging the shoe over his handlebar and setting off once more.
Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse|David Cory

Word Origin and History for handlebar

also handle-bar, 1867 in reference to bicycles, from handle (n.) + bar (n.1). Of mustaches, first recorded 1933.